Facilities & Compliance Manager

Hays Property & Surveying is supporting Forestry England with the recruitment of a new Facilities & Compliance Manager to join our South of England District Estates Team based in Lyndhurst, New Forest.

Forestry England, the country's largest landowner, manages over 200,000 hectares of diverse landscapes, including conifer and ancient woodlands, agricultural lands, and heathlands.

Our South of England Forest District is part of the wider Forestry Commission - the government department responsible for protecting, expanding and promoting the sustainable management of woodlands and increasing their value to society and the environment. We manage 46,000 hectares of the public forest estate across Southern England, including the New Forest.

Our Estates Team play a crucial role across our organisation. We work collaboratively to deliver a high standard of professional property services, achieving best value for the District, whilst driving forward the financial and environmental sustainability of our assets.

We are now seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Facilities and Compliance Manager to take on a key role within the Estates Team. The role will be based in Lyndhurst, New Forest, with coverage of the entire district, and hybrid working available.The RoleAs the Facilities and Compliance Manager, you will work within a small team - responsible for maintaining and developing a built estate which includes offices, deer larders and commercial yards housing our operational teams, together with a let portfolio consisting of agricultural holdings, commercial premises and circa 80 cottages.

The core function of this job is to make sure that buildings and their services meet the needs of the people that work in them. You will be responsible for ensuring that facilities are legally compliant, meeting the health and safety, environmental and security regulations and standards applicable to them. Reporting to the district's Building Surveyor, you will focus on the occupational health and safety of properties occupied by Forestry England whilst also assisting with the let portfolio. This will include being responsible for completing and overseeing building compliance tasks, to ensure buildings within the District are safe, efficient and operating as intended.

Key Responsibilities -

• Responsible for leading on the delivery of statutory and mandatory compliance of the built estate.
• Ensuring that day-to-day occupation is safe, efficient and secure as set out in Health and Safety Legislation and Forestry England policies
• Be the Responsible or Appointed Person for statutory compliance.
• Undertake routine monitoring tasks and Contract Manage others where they are not completed in-house, such as servicing of mechanical and electrical equipment through designated contractors.
• Lead on security risk assessment and oversee security arrangements at a building and site level.
• Responsible for ensuring the in-house property management system is up to date and accurate.
• Assisting with soft FM services when requested to, and where capacity allows.

What you'll need

• IWFM Associate member (or similar professional membership i.e. RICS or CIBSE)
• Demonstrable experience in the delivery of professional building/facilities management, specifically compliance management.
• Good understanding of statutory property compliance and the associated H&S requirements
• Be an excellent communicator, with demonstrable experience of clearly and concisely communicating both verbally and in writing, including in relation to technical information.
• Strong attention to detail and high levels of accuracy
• Experience of producing and reviewing risk assessments and method statements

What's Included

• £32,089 - £32,724 salary, per annum
• 25 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• 28.97% Civil Service Pension Scheme
• Reimbursement of professional membership fees
• Free Parking
• Hybrid / Flexible Working
• Paid Volunteering Days
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to free high-street and online discounts and offers

What you need to do nowHays Property and Surveying are supporting Forestry England with the recruitment for this role. For further information, or to have a confidential discussion, please contact our Southampton based Property and Surveying specialist Jamie Poll on .

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